Developmental Cell

Top Research Topics at Developmental Cell?

The concepts of Cell biology, Genetics, Signal transduction, Transcription factor and Cell are tackled in Developmental Cell. The research on Cell biology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Morphogenesis, Cellular differentiation and Developmental cell. In the Genetics research discussed, Gene, Regulation of gene expression, Chromatin and Drosophila melanogaster are all tackled.

Developmental Cell emphasizes research on Stem cell, which includes concerns such as Progenitor cell.

• Cell biology (70.48%)
• Genetics (17.21%)
• Signal transduction (11.24%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Wnt/β-catenin signaling: components, mechanisms, and diseases (3881 citations)
• CELL SHAPE, CYTOSKELETAL TENSION, AND RHOA REGULATE STEM CELL LINEAGE COMMITMENT (3368 citations)
• Development by Self-Digestion: Molecular Mechanisms and Biological Functions of Autophagy (3094 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Developmental Cell:

The journal publications aim to foster the development of research in Cell biology, Genetics, Signal transduction, Cellular differentiation and Transcription factor. The journal articles explore issues in Cell biology which can be linked to other research areas like Regulation of gene expression, Endocrinology and Embryonic stem cell. The published articles explore research in Phosphorylation and overlapping concepts in Kinase to expand the discourse in Signal transduction.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Gene
• Enzyme
• Gene expression

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Developmental Cell investigates studies in Cell biology, Developmental cell, Cell, Stem cell and Cancer research. Developmental Cell explores issues in Cell biology which can be linked to other research areas like Autophagy and Embryonic stem cell. Issues in Cancer research were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Cancer and Metastasis.

The study on Regeneration (biology) presented in Developmental Cell intersects with subjects under the field of Zebrafish. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Mitochondrion, apply to Mitophagy as well.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• ORF3a of the COVID-19 virus SARS-CoV-2 blocks HOPS complex-mediated assembly of the SNARE complex required for autolysosome formation. (51 citations)
• Single-cell RNA sequencing of developing maize ears facilitates functional analysis and trait candidate gene discovery (23 citations)
• A single-cell analysis of the Arabidopsis vegetative shoot apex. (16 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Developmental Cell (based on the number of publications) are:

• Andrew P. McMahon (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Norbert Perrimon (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Kenneth D. Poss (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Didier Y.R. Stainier (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Eric N. Olson (16 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Developmental Cell (based on the number of publications) are:

• Harvard University (287 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute (210 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Max Planck Society (207 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• National Institutes of Health (179 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Pennsylvania (148 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 1.94% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 32.02% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.23% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.58% of all publications and 35.18% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.